Madera County (Tom's data clearly show Firebaugh worse, but acceptable enough to follow-up on)
New Stone Ranch site (also near Firebaugh); [36d52'N, 120d20'W]; 1.5mi N-S x 0.9+mi E-W; Photo; Google; ISS has verbal permission. All photos from this site
MID site [36d3'N, 120d14'W]; is being revisited -- resent proposal.
Rejected from 1/23/08:
Avenue 26 (East of Chowchilla); [37d08'N, 120d05'W]; 1.5mi N-S x 2.0mi E-W; [COULDN'T FIND ISS SITE]
Road 9 (near Firebaugh); [36d53'N, 120d24'W]; 2.0mi N-S x 2.5mi E-W; Photo; Google; more shrubs than other sites [OWNER REFUSED]
Rejected from 1/22/08:
Baxter Road site #1 (West of Baxter): 1.0mi N-S x 1.6+mi E-W; Photo; Google; Supposedly an Agriculture Research Site; [too many gulleys]
Baxter Road site #2 (East of Baxter): 1.0mi N-S x 1.0+mi E-W; Photo; Google; [Owner is ill]
Possible site locations. All views are at the same scale with Northwest (the fetch) up and with the potential tower location near the bottom, center. All sites other than Madera Ranch are in Merced County.
Madera Ranch (may have endangered species that would prevent operations)